Brightest moon of 2014 shines over Australia

August 10 supermoon shines on WA - The West Australian

Sydney resident Virginia Maddock watches the supermoon rise off the Sydney beachside suburb of Wanda, August 10, 2014. The astronomical event occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, making it appear bigger and brighter than usual.

The year's brightest full moon is shining over the world tonight as it makes its closest pass to the Earth for 2014.

According to the Perth Observatory, the moon will reach its fullest at 2.09am tomorrow when it is 356,895km away from the Earth.

The moon rose over Perth this evening in the south-east at 5.25pm.

For those lucky enough to have clear skies, the moon will be visible - and looking bigger and brighter than usual - until it sets tomorrow at 6.52am.